[GNC] Cashdera analytics companion for GnuCash

Sat May 9 17:48:34 EDT 2026

Hi all,

   That is a fair criticism, and I should have been clearer in my wording.

   Cashdera is not Free Software in the FSF/open-source sense. It is a 
no-cost proprietary public beta at this stage. I used
   “free” to mean no-cost, but I understand that on a GnuCash mailing 
list that wording is ambiguous and can be misleading.

   I am not asking the GnuCash project, this mailing list, or its 
maintainers to endorse, support, or advocate for Cashdera.
   I shared it because it is built around GnuCash files and I thought 
some users might be interested in trying an independent
   analytics companion.

   If proprietary software announcements or testing requests are not 
appropriate here, I respect that and will not continue
   promoting it on this list.

   For clarity:

   - Cashdera is independent software and is not affiliated with GnuCash.
   - It is currently proprietary, not open source.
   - The beta is no-cost, but that does not make it Free Software.
   - The source GnuCash file is not modified.
   - The app runs locally, with no account, no cloud upload, and no 
telemetry in this beta.

   Deva, thank you also for the macOS and FIFO balance sheet 
suggestions. I have noted them, but I do not want to turn this
   thread into product support if the list considers the project 
off-topic or inappropriate.

   Thanks for the correction and the candid feedback.

   Regards,

   Ars

On 5/9/2026 10:17 AM, Elliot Graham wrote:
> Agree entirely. I don’t think we should be advocating for or supporting
> this testing.
>
> On Sat, 9 May 2026 at 18:15, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>
>> This offering is NOT Free software:
>> https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/EULA.txt
>> https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
>>
>> The author is offering a free public beta but clearly intends to make this
>> a paid product. He’s asking for you to beta-test his work with no offer of
>> compensation.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>>
>>
>> On May 9, 2026, at 05:32, Elliot Graham <elliotgraham94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Should we really be supporting a closed source option here? I’m not sure
>> why the source doesn’t come along with the package
>>
>> On Sat, 9 May 2026 at 13:31, Deva PS via gnucash-user <
>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>
>> Ars,
>>
>> Please consider a macOS release as well. I think plenty of members on this
>> list are macOS users.
>>
>> It will be nice to see a Balance Sheet report that gives me an option to
>> choose price source as FIFO. In GnuCash, I can get avg cost or current
>> market value, but our tax authority in India needs FIFO. Right now, I get
>> that from Investment Performance report (not remembering the exact name)
>> and replace the values in the Balance Sheet before I send it to my tax
>> consultant.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> On 9 May 2026, at 12:07 PM, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:
>>
>> From: Cashdera <cashdera1 at gmail.com>
>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: [GNC] Cashdera analytics companion for GnuCash
>> Message-ID:
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>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I built a Windows desktop beta called Cashdera as an independent
>> analytics companion for GnuCash.
>>
>> It opens an existing .gnucash file, imports it into a local SQLite
>> cache, and shows analytics such as:
>>
>> - monthly cashflow
>> - category trends
>> - Sankey money flow
>> - transaction search
>> - budget vs actual
>> - net worth timeline
>> - year-over-year comparison
>> - CSV/PDF report export
>>
>> The goal is not to replace GnuCash. It is a read-only analytics layer
>> on top of an existing GnuCash book. The source GnuCash file is not
>> modified.
>>
>> Privacy/safety notes:
>>
>> - local desktop app
>> - no account
>> - no cloud upload
>> - no telemetry
>> - independent project, not affiliated with GnuCash
>> - Windows-only beta
>> - unsigned installer, with SHA256 checksums in the GitHub release
>> - please test on a backup/copy first
>>
>> GitHub public beta release:
>> https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/releases/tag/v0.1.0
>>
>> Screenshots:
>>
>>
>> https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/README.md#what-cashdera-gives-you
>>
>>
>> I would appreciate feedback from experienced GnuCash users, especially:
>>
>> 1. import issues with real books
>> 2. calculation mismatches compared with GnuCash reports
>> 3. reports/workflows that are missing
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Ars
>>
>>
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